Thomas was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week and Sobolewski was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week after helping lead the Lions to a 27-10 victory over Widener on Saturday.

Thomas earned his first career player of the week honor after helping Albright shutdown the high powered Widener offensive attack. He scooped up a fumble in the first quarter and raced 63 yards for a touchdown giving the Lions a 7-0 lead.

In the second quarter, he halted a Widener drive by intercepting a pass on the Albright 11-yard line that helped the Lions take a 17-3 lead into halftime. He finished the game with four tackles and also added a defended pass.

Sobolewski had an outstanding game kicking the ball for Albright. He was 2-of-2 on his field goal attempts, including drilling a 51-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that pushed the Lions lead to 27-3.

He averaged 63.5 yards on six kickoffs and had three touchbacks and also averaged 46.4 yards on nine punts and pinned Widener inside its own 20-yard line on two occasions.

Albright will return to action on Saturday (Sept. 26) when it faces Lycoming in its first road contest of the season at 1 p.m.Print Friendly Version